The Emperor of Hell's Green Plum Pillow She Escaped Again

Hei Zhanze and Jing Youxi had already taken a step ahead of Hei Huomian and Bai Shuiru to meet Qi Chu:

"Mr. Qi."

"Mr. Black, Mrs. Black."

Qi Chu finished the handshake and kiss, kept smiling, and half-jokingly and half-seriously replied:

"I hope that my visit this time will be much more welcomed than my first visit."

Jing Youxi was neither humble nor arrogant, and smiled and replied:

"I guess that in addition to assessing your outstanding work ability, Mr. Qi, the inspectors of the Three Realms Joint Committee must have given a high score to your sense of humor."

Qi Chu then laughed heartily, looked at Hei Huo Mian who came with a serious expression, and smiled and said:

"Mrs. Black's sense of humor doesn't seem to have been passed on to Mr. Black."

"Yes, my wife is partial to me," Hei Zhan Ze bent down and hugged Hei Huo Wan, who ran to him and hugged his calves, and smiled and responded:

"All the genes in this area were passed on to my youngest son."

"After all, being the Lord of the Underworld doesn't require a sense of humor."

Hei Zhan Ze and his wife looked back at the sound and made way for their eldest son; but they did not notice Bai Shuiru, who came with them, staring at their eldest son with a puzzled look.

Hei Huomian stepped forward and shook hands with Qi Chu as a greeting. "Mr. Qi, you are visiting my humble home again. You are not going to work overtime to finish your unfinished business, are you?"

"Don't you have a good sense of humor, Mr. Xiaohei?" Qi Chu kept a bright smile and stared at Hei Huomian, and replied:

"If I say I have an invitation, will Mr. Black welcome me?"

Hei Huomian replied calmly: "I nodded my approval, and that's the invitation."

The two faced each other in silence.

Half a minute later, Hei Huomian raised his hand and gestured towards the banquet hall, generously extending an invitation:

"Everyone who comes here is a guest. Please come in, Mr. Qi."

Accompanied by Hei Huomian and Bai Shuiru, Qi Chu walked into the banquet hall at a leisurely pace, looked around, and smiled in admiration:

"The program of your banquet is really rich!"

"I was born from heaven and earth, and I am the master of this underground."

Suddenly, a man's semi-deep but lively voice suddenly spread throughout the Sucong Manor through the microphone, as if in response, attracting the attention of all the guests present.

On the stage, a tall figure stood under the spotlight, wearing the most traditional and classic ink-colored tuxedo, with thick shoulder-length hair paired with sunglasses, giving him a rather bohemian temperament.

"What I pursue is never just wealth and status."

“Fire Whisper is a record of my conversation with the world and a message of love—this is my secret message that I have never revealed to the world.”

Bai Shuiru tiptoed close to Hei Huomian's ear and whispered:

"It seems like he really put a lot of effort into studying you!"

Hei Huomian tightened his elbows and pulled the little girl closer to his side.

“I don’t need anyone to understand me.”

There was a woman present who was familiar with the man's voice on the stage. She had already put her hands to her lips and called out his name:

"Li Wai~!!"

"Li Wai, are you imitating some famous person?"

One guest asked knowingly and turned around to look around, looking for someone.

"This lady is both smart and beautiful. How enviable~!"

Li Wai deliberately lowered his voice and blew a kiss to the socialite who was asking the question in the audience.

The socialite immediately cooperated by pressing her chest and pretending to be intoxicated and about to faint.

"It's actually Li Wai?!"

Bai Shuiru couldn't help being a little surprised, but then nodded.

After all, Li Wai once revealed in an interview:

Even when he was going to the bathroom at home, he would tidy up his appearance in front of the full-length mirror and then tidy up again in the mirror when entering the bathroom.

So even though he was deliberately imitating Hei Huo Mian tonight and his clothes were extremely low-key and luxurious; however, in terms of words and deeds, it was still difficult to get rid of his long-standing label of being high-profile, luxurious and showy.

"I have to say, when Li Wai said his first sentence, his imitation was somewhat similar to yours."

Bai Shuiru glanced at Hei Huomian and couldn't help but let out a low laugh, and was immediately pinched by the man on the elbow.

"How are they similar~!"

Hei Huomian curled his lips and pinched the little girl's palm.

"Do not laugh."

"Okay, I won't laugh." Bai Shuiru tried to purse her lips to hold back her laughter. "Actually, I guessed the same about Fire Whisper."

As the two were talking quietly, they heard Li Wai say on the stage:

"Mrs. Hei, I wish you a happy birthday! How dare I say goodbye to you!"

"If I hadn't known you for many years, I would really like to ask you today: Are you really an adult?"

Li Wai successfully made Jing Youxi laugh. He took the bouquet of white lilies she threw onto the stage, bowed, and then looked at Hei Zhan Ze and his son Hei Huomian.

"Good evening, Mr. Black! Please allow me to use your stage to say 'good evening' to my friends who like me and to my friends who don't even know me!"

"As you just guessed, my team is indeed discussing a collaboration recently, but you will know the details after the film is released."

"Well, since you are so eager to know, I will reveal a little bit."

Li Wai gestured to end the suspense:

"I am honored to have the opportunity to play the man I admire most!"

He knelt on one knee, raised his arms toward the sky, and shouted:

“My God!

You are in that turbulent territory, and you have composed odes to betrayal and sealed conservatism into history books..."

"Why do I feel that the person Li Wai is talking about is you, Huo Mian?"

Bai Shuiru tilted her head towards Hei Huomian and whispered to the man who was leaning over and whispering something to her.

Hei Huomian narrowed his peach blossom eyes slightly. "If he dares, I will ban him."

How come I didn’t know there was an investment in a TV series about me? Who approved it?

Besides, who invited this show-off tonight?

Hei Huomian slightly tilted his head and gave a few words to Li You who came out in response to the summons. When he turned around again, his eyes fell on Qi Chu who was not far away.

The man noticed the gaze, smiled and raised his glass to Hei Huo Mian, then took a sip of the wine and continued to watch the performance on the stage.

"Don't be like that! If he really did defame you, it won't be too late for you to take legal action, and you won't end up with nothing."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Hei Huomian complained with some grievance: "I'm really hungry."

"Then let's go eat something quickly."

Dining area.

Bai Shuiru took a bite of the small pastry that Hei Huomian had given her, nodded with a smile, and then looked around for something.

"Where did Wanwan go?"

“Their children set up their own table in the small living room and had more fun.”

"Come to think of it, I thought all your family's relatives and friends would be present tonight."

"We don't have many relatives or friends left in our family."

Hei Huomian sighed slightly and scooped a ball of chocolate ice cream for the little girl.

"My only uncle and aunt died young, and their only daughter has been living in seclusion since she made a big mistake. Oh, and I have a cousin who is still working."

As the two were whispering to each other, Murphys Yang smiled sweetly and stepped forward, holding Bai Shuiru's hand, saying:

"I finally got a chance to admire this collar up close again."

"The design is really great! It's a miracle that you, Huo Mian, were able to get it done in such a short time."

Morpheus Yang suddenly clasped his hands together and sighed as if realizing something:

"Look at me, I was so focused on the collar that I forgot about the business."

"Shui Ru, come with me over there and talk to the young girls. They are very interested in your accessories. Huo Mian, can I borrow Shui Ru?"

Hei Huomian put down the plate in his hand, nodded and wanted to go together.

Murphys smiled and joked: "We are going to have a conversation between girls, are you sure you want to join?"

Hei Huomian glanced at the little girl and nodded:

"Shuiru is shy, please take care of her."

"Don't worry, no one would want to hurt such a smart and lovely girl."

Murphys Yang pulled Bai Shuiru towards the celebrities affectionately, looking her up and down, praising:

"I said, this collar and dress are unique to you tonight."

The black diamond necklace sets off Bai Shui's inky black eyes and her fluffy, slightly curled black hair; it also matches the retro medieval European black tuxedo that Hei Huomian is wearing; it's like a token of love, symbolizing that the two belong to each other.

Under the black lace-embossed black tuxedo, the champagne pink shirt and Ascot-style gentleman's knot secretly matched the evening dress Bai Shuiru was wearing:

The dress is a gradient blend of champagne pink and light blue-gray. It is wrapped around the upper body with pleats and climbs up to the right shoulder, forming a complex lotus leaf shoulder strap style.

The silk chiffon skirt is light and flowing, making Bai Shuiru look playful and elegant, as if she were an elf walking out of a lush forest.

Even though one of them was in the east and the other in the west, not only could one easily tell that they were wearing matching outfits, but one could also easily tell that they were a young couple who had just begun to fall in love.

As Murphys Yang led Bai Shuiru closer to the group of celebrities, someone came up to her and took her hand, praising her:

"You must be Shui Ru, right? As expected, only such a clever girl can design such lively accessories."

"I went to your shop and took a look around. Your original designs are really good! Can they be customized?"

"You guys chat first, I'll go take care of some things and be back." Murphys Yang patted Bai Shuiru's shoulder gently, turned around and walked away with his assistant.

But few noticed that she exchanged a quick glance with one of the ladies.

Bai Shuiru was just smiling and answering questions about customization when she heard a celebrity raise her voice and say with disdain, "It's you!"

Then, the socialite gave Bai Shuiru a look of disdain and raised her hand to pretend to adjust her hair.

Bai Shuiru recognized that the other person was the socialite who first recognized Li Wai.

"I saw it on a live streaming platform before. You were caught plagiarizing by netizens, and you shamelessly asked Huo Mian to vouch for you."

"Why would the Hei family allow someone like her to stay as a guest at Sucong Manor?"

The spark spread quickly, and gossip began to spread among the socialites:

"I heard that she was kicked out by her parents. Look, Zhong Xichu from Zhongding Grain Farm over there is her father. I don't know what kind of seductive tricks she used to confuse the Hei Huomian family so that they can live in this Sucong Manor~!"

"What other means could it be? Isn't it obvious? I just heard the maid say that she lit a fire and slept in the garden late at night. Did you see that she also had a dog?"

"Oh my god~! How shameless! Calling her a slut, even using the word 'slut' as an insult, okay?!"

"I also heard that she is not actually the biological daughter of the Zhong family. I don't know which obstetrics and gynecology nurse her biological mother bribed to forge a paternity test, so that she could rise from a humble background to become a famous lady!"

Bai Shuiru silently looked around at the people surrounding her, the ladies from various mansions, dressed in jewels and fine clothes, were lurking around her like a pack of ferocious wolves.

Everyone has exquisite makeup on, but it is difficult to hide the sarcasm, cruelty, contempt, jealousy and the lively expression of watching a play in their eyes. It is as exciting as being on the stage.

It is no longer the cyberbullying and abuse during live broadcasts that one could selectively ignore by closing their eyes; instead, it is the cyberbullying that is standing right in front of them, with the added harm of saliva-laced voices and body language.

Bai Shuiru took a deep breath, and finally opened his lips and spoke:

"A man of integrity has nothing to fear. That's all I have to say. Sorry, I'll excuse myself if we don't agree."

Bai Shuiru finished her words and just as she was about to leave with her skirt lifted, she ran into Murphys Yang who had just returned to this circle after finishing his business.

Murphys Yang showed a look of surprise, raised his hand to protect Bai Shuiru behind him, and tried to stop him:

"We are all guests at Sucong Manor. Shuiru can be considered half the owner. Your attitude is not that of a guest."

The celebrity who fanned the flames crossed her arms, raised her eyebrows and curled her lips:

"Look, even Morpheus was bewitched. He is really very capable!"

Bai Shuiru gently pushed Murphys Yang aside, looked around at the celebrities, and said in a calm tone:

"Forgive my ignorance, but I'm afraid that all of you ladies and noblewomen have never experienced the pain of being slandered, deceived, hurt, etc., so you easily let innocent people fall into it."

"Or maybe you have indeed suffered or are still suffering from the various humiliations mentioned above in your respective noble families, and you are quite aware of this - so you are eager to cover your own wounds, sip fine wine and admire others, and suffer abuse a hundred times worse than what you have experienced?"

"What makes a person noble is not her family background, her professional status, how many pounds of jewelry she wears, or how many expensive custom-made dresses she wears; it is her ability to think and distinguish right from wrong, and to face the world that bullies her with the greatest kindness."

"Jealousy and arrogance can only be the sharp scissors that cut off all the luxurious fig leaves."

Murphys Yang watched Bai Shuiru finish her "battle" and raised his hand again with a serious expression to protect the little girl.

"That's enough, let's end this topic."

"Morpheus, don't be fooled by her sweet words!"

"Is this what they call 'girl chat'? This really blows my mind!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice that was as cold as a sharp sword, and saw Hei Huomian standing tall with a wine glass in his hand. He walked towards Bai Shuiru through the passage that everyone had automatically opened up, and naturally put his hand around the girl's waist.

"Bai Shuiru is a distinguished guest whom the Hei family cherishes. To talk about her is to talk about the Hei family; to slander her is to slander the Hei family."

The socialite who fanned the flames had already retreated three or four steps, cowering and wanting to escape, but who knew that she was still caught by Hei Huomian's sight.

"Ms. Kang Songshi from Kangcheng Group, your phone is ringing."

When Kang Songshi was named by Hei Huomian, he couldn't help but tremble and turned around to escape.

As if in response to Hei Huo Mian's reminder, the orchestra in the banquet hall just finished a song. In the relatively quiet environment, Hei Huo Mian's words "The phone is ringing." were particularly clear and oppressive.

Kang Songshi turned stiffly, kept her head down and swallowed continuously, took out her cell phone from her handbag tremblingly, answered the call and put it close to her ear.